Career-defining. Life-changing.
At iRhythm youll have the opportunity to grow your skills and your career while impacting the lives of people around the world. iRhythm is shaping a future where everyone everywhere can access the best possible cardiac health solutions. Every day we collaborate create and constantly reimagine whats possible. We think big and move fast driven by our commitment to put patients first and improve lives. We need builders like you. Curious and innovative problem solvers looking for the chance to meaningfully shape the future of cardiac health our company and your career
About This Role:
At iRhythm we are redefining how cardiac care is delivered through innovation data and compassion. As a Director of Clinical Operations you will play a critical role in scaling our production-based clinical operations to meet growing patient demand while ensuring exceptional quality compliance and experience.
We are looking for a strategic growth-minded leader who thrives in high-volume environments inspires operational excellence and brings a strong foundation in medical device medtech or healthcare production operations.
Location: San Francisco CA (Hybrid)
What You Will Be Doing
Lead and Inspire: Oversee a team of 200 clinical operations professionals cultivating a high-performance patient-centric culture grounded in accountability engagement and continuous improvement.
Drive Operational Excellence: Streamline workflows and production processes to improve throughput quality and efficiency in a fast-paced high-volume clinical environment.
Strategic Leadership: Shape the operational strategy to support iRhythms rapid growth scaling infrastructure and optimizing delivery models to meet evolving business and patient needs.
Develop Leaders: Coach and mentor frontline and mid-level managers strengthening leadership capability and building a robust pipeline for succession and growth.
Champion Compliance & Quality: Partner cross-functionally with Clinical Quality Systems Development and Regulatory to ensure adherence to standards and continuous improvement initiatives.
Optimize Resources: Manage fiscal performance capacity planning and resource allocation to maximize operational efficiency and financial stewardship.
Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Build strong partnerships with HR Talent Acquisition and functional leaders to attract retain and develop top talent.
Innovate for Scale: Lead transformation initiatives that introduce technology automation and best practices into daily operations to enhance speed accuracy and patient impact.
Measure What Matters: Establish and track KPIs for performance quality and patient experience; communicate outcomes to executive leadership and drive accountability.
Live Our Mission: Model iRhythms culture of innovation collaboration and excellenceempowering your team to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
What We Want to See
Experience and Expertise
At least 10 years of progressive leadership in clinical operations production operations or related functions within the medical device medtech or biotech industry.
Proven success managing large-scale non-exempt workforces (150200 employees) in a regulated production-driven environment.
Strong record of operational transformation scaling teams and process optimization to support business growth.
Leadership and Mindset
Strategic and forward-thinking leader with a growth mindset and ability to drive change in a complex matrixed organization.
Adept at inspiring and developing people leaders fostering engagement inclusion and continuous improvement.
Hands-on and decisivecomfortable rolling up your sleeves while maintaining a strategic lens.
Operational Acumen
Deep understanding of clinical production workflows capacity planning performance metrics and operational rigor.
Strong business acumen with the ability to translate data and insights into decisions that drive outcomes.
Experience leading process standardization workflow optimization and cross-functional alignment initiatives.
Collaboration & Communication
Highly collaborative and able to influence across functions and levels from front-line teams to senior leadership.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts and drive clarity.
Why Join iRhythm
Be part of a mission-driven growth-oriented company transforming cardiac care through innovation.
Lead a high-impact team at the intersection of healthcare technology and operational excellence.
Work in a hybrid collaborative environment that values integrity agility and continuous improvement.
Location:
San FranciscoActual compensation may vary depending on job-related factors including knowledge skills experience and work location.
Estimated Pay Range
$- $240000
As a part of our core values we ensure an inclusive workforce. We welcome and celebrate people of all backgrounds experiences skills and perspectives. iRhythm Technologies Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws.
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About iRhythm Technologies
iRhythm is a leading digital healthcare company that creates trusted solutions that detect predict and prevent disease. Combining wearable biosensors and cloud-based data analytics with powerful proprietary algorithms iRhythm distills data from millions of heartbeats into clinically actionable information. Through a relentless focus on patient care iRhythms vision is to deliver better data better insights and better health for all.
Make iRhythm your path forward. Zio the heart monitor that changed the game.
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